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16½/20
Laughing Stock Vineyards Portfolio +09/10 2012
Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaLook for a big rich spicy, peppery nose with tobacco, mint and smoky vanilla/coffee notes with bits of cassis. The attack is round, smooth and suave, the palate fresh with juicy acidity. More coffee, pepper, black olive, tobacco, black cherry and smoky cedar/black tea flavours mark the flavours. The finish has some youthful tea tannins and oak to diminish but is well balanced overall. A solid effort that will improve with time in the bottle. The '12 Portfolio mixes all five Bordeaux varieties in a 45/25/22/7/1 blend of merlot, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, malbec and petit verdot. The 2010 saw some of the wine fermented in oak before spending 19 months in French oak.Tasted: 18 November 2014Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $45.00 | 750ml | winery direct, VQA and private wine shops |
| ON | $53.00 | 750ml | LCBO |
| AB | $53.00 | 750ml |
Arterra Wines Canada
Principle Fine Wines
Blend: Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc - Petit Verdot - MalbecCSPC: 105353UPC: 850451001688
